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NASB | Hosea 13:14 Shall I ransom them from the power of Sheol? Shall I redeem them from death? O Death, where are your thorns? O Sheol, where is your sting? Compassion will be hidden from My sight. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Hosea 13:14 Shall I ransom them from the power of Sheol (the place of the dead)? Shall I redeem them from death? O death, where are your thorns? O Sheol, where is your sting? Compassion is hidden from My eyes [because of their failure to repent]. [1 Cor 15:55] |
Subject: The Sting of Death: Victory by the Cross |
Bible Note: Dear Robert: The experiences -- the sting, the trauma, the intense sorrow, the temporary sense of hoplessness -- that you recount in your post are common to most of us at some time in our lives on earth. They impact us enormously; they pack a mighty wallop. As a soul who as lost both parents, a son, sister, and a host of dear friends, it's easy for me to identify and empathize with you in your experience of losing your mother. But in His way and in His good time, God heals and restores our shattered lives and makes it possible to keep on keeping on. But out of all life's experiences, whether good or whether bad, the question most urgent in order to set our sails to weather the storms of life in the present age and to enjoy eternal life in the age to come is the same question Saul of Tarsus asked of Christ Jesus, "What shall I do, Lord?" [Acts 22:10] --Hank |